Isobel Parke, APR, Fellow PRSA

is Partner Emertius at JJ&W and has been a member of the firm since 1963. Isobel brings expertise in issue anticipation and analysis, community coalition building, environmental programs for both business and non-profit and crisis containment. She has had many years of public relations consulting experience ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to starving non-profits. Isobel has counseled numerous independent schools on a wide variety of critical situations, environmental coalitions on campaign strategies and land conservation, healthcare organizations concerned with mergers and restructuring and industries ranging from utilities to waste management.
Isobel graduated from the Winsor School in Boston, and received a BA in Modern History from Oxford University in the U.K. She then lived in Germany and Kenya, and later taught in China. This background brings to JJ&W first-hand experience of cultural differences.
In addition to the specialties stated above Isobel also has particular expertise in the following areas:

Strategic planning, crisis communication and emerging issues

Political activism, lobbying

Environmental, forestry and waste disposal issues

Coalition and consensus building

Noteworthy Professional Activities

PRSA Assembly delegate, National Board Member and Secretary

Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications

PRSA Commission on Public Relations Education

Founding roster of the Honor Roll of Women in Public Relations

Public Service

University of New Hampshire Co-op Extension, Rockingham County Advisory Council

SPACE Board of Directors

Lamprey River Watershed Association, Board Member

President, New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association

Granite State Woodland Institute, Board Member

President, Rockingham County Woodland Owners Association

Rockingham County Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, Board Member

Leif Ericson Millennium Committee

Exeter Town House Common Committee

Epping Conservation Committee

Publications

Contributor, Public Relations Practice, Managerial Case Studies and Problems, Jackson and Center now it its 6th edition.